of course the world is putting financial pressure on turkey. they do not want to help a country who is led by none-secular tyrants who have imprisoned teachers, journalists, forces personnel, and anybody else who happens to disagree with their barbarism (i chose my words carefully when i said non-secular - i do not want to offend anybody, do i!)posted by jim

Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked EU leaders to cut pre-accession funds to Turkey, pointing to an "utterly unsatisfactory situation with regards to human rights."

Bloomberg published a report Wednesday, claiming that Germany was actively working to cut funding to Turkey from the country's state-owned KfW bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

According to the report, more than a dozen government and banking officials confirmed Germany's effort to cut funding to Turkey from the state-owned KfW bank as well as the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.